Jeff-Ohio
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I hope this hasn't already been done, but I thought it would be nice to have a thread devoted solely to Gen 2 issues/dislikes from those who have received their Gen 2 trucks. Here are a few from me to get it started:
1) I don't like how the transmission skips 2nd and 4th gear every time when not accelerating hard. Those particular shifts are slower and they are not as smooth as the rest.
2) I am now experiencing fairly constant, but mild, vibration every time I hit the gas at speeds above 40 MPH. If I take my foot off the gas, all is well, but while hitting the gas to do something as simple as maintaining speed, I feel a very subtle vibration. I had a technician at a dealership confirm what I am feeling and they are doing some investigating.
4) When I use 4 Auto, it almost feels like I am in 4 High on dry pavement. I was hoping this feature would be just as smooth as it is in my Nissan Armada or my wife's Acura MDX, but unfortunately that isn't the case. It isn't horrible, but I definitely hear some different noises and can feel some vibration/resistance.
To bring everybody up to speed, per my second concern/issue above, I just got a call from Ford stating that I am having a misfire in cylinder #6. I really hope that is the issue and I don't have a problem with the transmission. They are currently doing some additional diagnostics to get to the root cause of the misfire.
I also asked them to lubricate anything/everything that gets engaged when 4 Auto is running to see if I can get that to feel/sound as smooth and unrestricted as the other truck that I test drove this weekend for comparison purposes.
Final updates will be forthcoming. Thanks again to all for your help!!! I really like the truck and can't wait to get all of the unfortunate issues (two bad tires, wrong skull caps installed on the mirrors, misfire in cylinder 6, potential 4 Auto issue) resolved.